The notion that Jochen Irmler and Gudrun Gut would one day merge the best of their two worlds was never quite to be expected. We hear Irmler’s meandering, wistfully psychedelic organ sound, seeming to come from a different era. And we hear Gut’s reverb-laden, whispering, breathy voice as she sings…

Irmler: "A few years ago, ...

Irmler: "A few years ago, when she played at our Klangbad Festival, I asked Gudrun if she might like to make an album with me. For more than a decade, I have been following a concept that merges electronics and percussion - and most collaborations were solely among men. I wanted to break with that and asked Gudrun if she would like to complement my organ improvisations. And in her case, she doesn't play the drums, but programs the drums.“ In fact, the clash of these two schools is especially constructive. Some pieces consist only of snippets and cut-ups of Irmler’s organ, which are held together by Gut’s programming and her voice. In other tracks, the organ plays through. Where does the magic of these recordings come from? Gudrun Gut: "I was constantly dizzy during production in Scheer. I asked Jochen why this could be. He replied, 'We are 500 meters above sea level here'." That immediately made sense to me, and at the same time explains the album title.